WO2009084579A1 - Mobile terminal - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and relates to a mobile terminal provided with a touch panel.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal that facilitates an operation of unlocking the touch panel.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal that facilitates the operation of locking the touch panel.
- a mobile terminal includes a first housing, a second housing slidably connected to the first housing, and the first housing or the first housing.
- the touch panel provided in the two housings, the form detection means for detecting which of the plurality of forms is based on the relative positions of the first housing and the second housing, and the touch panel output
- the signal receiving means for receiving the signal and the input mode is a lock mode for invalidating the signal output from the touch panel
- Mode switching means for switching the input mode to a lock release mode that validates a signal output from the touch panel.
- the input mode when the input mode is the lock mode, the input mode is switched to the unlock mode if a signal is output from the touch panel at a timing determined by the form of the mobile terminal. Therefore, for example, the input mode can be switched to the unlock mode by an operation of changing the form of the mobile terminal while touching the touch panel. As a result, it is possible to provide a portable terminal that facilitates the operation of unlocking the touch panel.
- the first housing and the second housing move relative to the first form and change to the second form, and the timing determined by the form detected by the form detecting unit is the form detecting unit.
- the third form that is neither the first form nor the second form is detected.
- the input mode is switched based on the presence / absence of a signal output from the touch panel when the third form is detected. Therefore, the input mode can be switched by changing the form from the first form or the second form to the third form.
- the timing determined by the form detected by the form detection unit is after the change from the first form or the second form to the third form is detected by the form detection unit.
- the input mode is switched based on the presence or absence of a signal output from the touch panel immediately after the change from the first form or the second form to the third form is detected. Therefore, the input mode can be switched by a simple operation of changing from the first form or the second form to the third form while touching the touch panel or without touching the touch panel.
- the timing determined by the form detected by the form detection means is before the change from the third form to the first form or the second form is detected by the form detection means.
- the input mode is switched based on the presence or absence of a signal output from the touch panel before the change from the third form to the first form or the second form is detected. Therefore, the input mode can be switched by a simple operation of changing from the third form to the first form or the second form while touching or touching the touch panel.
- the apparatus further includes drive control means for controlling driving of the touch panel, and the drive control means detects a change from the first form or the second form to the third form when the touch panel is not driven. The touch panel is driven accordingly.
- the touch panel since the touch panel is driven in the third mode, a signal output from the touch panel can be received.
- the mobile terminal is provided in the first casing, the second casing slidably connected to the first casing, and the first casing or the second casing.
- a form detection means for detecting which of the plurality of forms
- a signal reception means for receiving a signal output from the touch panel
- the input mode is an unlock mode that enables the signal output from the touch panel
- the signal is output from the touch panel if the signal is not received by the signal receiving means at the timing determined by the form detected by the form detecting means.
- Mode switching means for switching the input mode to the lock mode for invalidating the signal.
- the input mode when the input mode is the unlock mode, the input mode is switched to the lock mode if no signal is output from the touch panel at a timing determined by the form of the mobile terminal. Therefore, for example, the input mode can be switched to the lock mode by an operation that changes the form of the mobile terminal without touching the touch panel. As a result, it is possible to provide a portable terminal that facilitates the operation of locking the touch panel.
- the first housing and the second housing move relative to the first form and change to the second form, and the timing determined by the form detected by the form detecting unit is the form detecting unit.
- the third form that is neither the first form nor the second form is detected.
- the timing determined by the form detected by the form detection unit is after the change from the first form or the second form to the third form is detected by the form detection unit.
- the timing determined by the form detected by the form detection means is before the change from the third form to the first form or the second form is detected by the form detection means.
- the apparatus further includes drive control means for controlling driving of the touch panel, and the drive control means detects a change from the first form or the second form to the third form when the touch panel is not driven. The touch panel is driven accordingly.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal in a basic form.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the portable terminal in the open configuration.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the portable terminal in the intermediate form.
- portable terminal 1 includes a first housing 40 and a second housing 41.
- the first housing 40 and the second housing 41 are slidably coupled and are relatively movable.
- the first housing 40 overlaps the second housing 41 and becomes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped.
- the first housing 40 includes a liquid crystal display device (LCD) 16 and a touch panel 25 ⁇ / b> A provided to overlap the LCD 16 on the front side of the surface opposite to the surface overlapping the second housing 41.
- the second housing 41 includes an operation key 25 ⁇ / b> B that is a full keyboard on a surface overlapping the first housing 40.
- LCD liquid crystal display device
- the operation key 25B is the portable terminal 1. Hidden. For this reason, the user cannot operate the operation key 25B when the mobile terminal 1 is in the basic form.
- the touch panel 25A is provided on the surface of the first housing 40, it is exposed to the outside. For this reason, the user can touch the touch panel 25A from the outside.
- the intermediate form (third form) is a form that is neither a basic form nor an open form.
- an intermediate form is obtained.
- the first casing 40 and the second casing 41 slide from the time when the portable terminal 1 is in the intermediate configuration
- the basic configuration or the open configuration is obtained.
- the intermediate form has a plurality of forms, and FIG. 3 shows an example thereof.
- FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an outline of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment.
- a mobile terminal 1 includes a CPU 21 for controlling the entire mobile terminal 1, a radio circuit 22 connected to an antenna 22A, an operation unit 25 that receives an input of a user operation, and a GPS sensor.
- a card interface (I / F) 27 a card interface (I / F) 27, a codec unit 28 for processing audio data, a speaker 11 and a microphone 13 connected to the codec unit 28, and a display control unit for controlling display on the LCD 16 30, an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) 31 for storing a program to be executed by the CPU 21, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 32 used as a work area of the CPU 21 Includes closed switch 34, and opening switch 35, a.
- the radio circuit 22 receives the radio signal received by the antenna 22A, and outputs a signal obtained by demodulating the radio signal to the CPU 21.
- the signal obtained by demodulating the radio signal is an audio signal
- the CPU 21 outputs the audio signal to the codec unit 28.
- the wireless circuit 22 outputs a wireless signal obtained by modulating the signal to the antenna 22A.
- the audio signal is input from the codec unit 28, the CPU 21 outputs the audio signal to the wireless circuit 22.
- the codec unit 28 decodes the audio signal input from the CPU 21, converts the decoded digital audio signal to analog, amplifies it, and outputs it to the speaker 11 as a receiver.
- the codec unit 28 receives an analog audio signal from the microphone 13, converts the audio signal to digital, encodes it, and outputs the encoded audio signal to the CPU 21.
- the display control unit 30 is controlled by the CPU 21 and controls the LCD 16 according to an instruction input from the CPU 21 to display an image on the LCD 16.
- the image displayed on the LCD 16 includes a moving image and a still image.
- the operation unit 25 includes a touch panel 25A and operation keys 25B.
- the touch panel 25A detects a position touched by the finger or the like.
- the touch panel outputs the detected position to the CPU 21. If a button or the like is displayed on the LCD 16 and it is detected that the position of the button is pressed on the touch panel 25A, the CPU 21 can accept various operations.
- the operation key 25B includes a plurality of keys to which alphanumeric characters, kana, katakana, symbols, and the like are assigned. When the user presses a plurality of keys, the alphanumeric characters, kana, katakana, symbols, and the like assigned to the pressed keys. Is output to the CPU 21.
- the operation unit 25 includes a multifunction key for moving a cursor and selection, and outputs a command assigned to the pressed multifunction key to the CPU 21.
- the CPU 21 executes a process according to the input operation.
- the CPU 21 reads and executes a plurality of application programs stored in the EEPROM 31.
- These application programs are described in a program language such as C language or JAVA (registered trademark), but the program language in which the application program is described is not limited thereto, and is described in any other program language. May be.
- a plurality of application programs are stored in the EEPROM 31 and mounted on the portable terminal 1, but the plurality of application programs may be described in a single program language or described in different program languages. It may be. That is, application programs described in a plurality of program languages may be mixed.
- the closed switch 34 is turned on when the mobile terminal 1 is in the basic form, and is turned off when the portable terminal 1 is not in the basic form.
- the open switch 35 is turned on when the mobile terminal 1 is in the open configuration, and is turned off when the mobile terminal 1 is not in the open configuration.
- the open switch 35 and the close switch 34 are connected to the CPU 21, and the CPU 21 detects the state of the close switch 34 and the open switch 35, thereby detecting the form of the mobile terminal 1.
- the GPS sensor 26 receives radio waves from GPS satellites in the global positioning system (GPS) and measures the current position on the map.
- the GPS sensor 26 outputs position information indicating the position on the map obtained by measurement to the CPU 21.
- a removable flash memory 27A is attached to the card I / F 27.
- the CPU 21 can access the flash memory 27A via the card I / F 27.
- the program is stored in the flash memory 27A, the program is read from the flash memory 27A, and is executed by the CPU 21. May be.
- the recording medium for storing the program is not limited to the flash memory 27A, but a flexible disk, a cassette tape, an optical disk (CD-ROM (Compact Disc-ROM) / MO (Magnetic Optical Disc) / MD (Mini Disc) / DVD (Digital).
- the mobile terminal 1 may be connected to the Internet via the wireless circuit 22 and a program may be downloaded from a computer connected to the Internet and executed by the CPU 21.
- the program here includes not only a program directly executable by the CPU 21 but also a program in a source program format, a compressed program, an encrypted program, and the like.
- FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an overview of the functions of the CPU included in the mobile terminal.
- the CPU 21 detects a form of the mobile terminal 1, a signal receiving part 46 that receives a signal output from the touch panel 25 ⁇ / b> A, and a mode switching part 47 that switches the operation mode of the mobile terminal 1. And a process execution unit 48 that executes the process, and a drive control unit 49 that controls the drive of the touch panel 25A.
- the form detection unit 45 detects the state of each of the closed switch 34 and the open switch 35 to detect the form of the mobile terminal 1. Specifically, if the close switch 34 is ON, it is detected that the mobile terminal 1 is in the basic form, and if the open switch 35 is ON, it is detected that the mobile terminal 1 is in the open form. If both switches 35 are OFF, it is detected that the mobile terminal 1 is in the intermediate form.
- the form detection unit 45 outputs the detected form to the mode switching unit 47 and the drive control unit 49.
- the signal receiving unit 46 receives a signal indicating a position output from the touch panel 25A.
- the signal receiving unit 46 outputs the received signal to the mode switching unit 47 and the process execution unit 48.
- the mode switching unit 47 switches the input mode based on the form detected by the form detection unit 45 and the presence / absence of a signal received by the signal reception unit 46.
- the input mode includes a lock mode for invalidating a signal accepted from the touch panel and a lock release mode for validating a signal accepted from the touch panel.
- the mode switching unit 47 switches the input mode to either the lock mode or the unlock mode.
- the mode switching unit 47 outputs the input mode to the process execution unit 48 and the drive control unit 49.
- the process execution unit 48 executes an application program. In addition, the process execution unit 48 receives a signal input from the signal reception unit 46 according to the input mode input from the mode switching unit 48. The process execution unit 48 receives a signal input from the signal reception unit 46 when the input mode is the unlock mode, but does not receive a signal input from the signal reception unit 46 when the input mode is the lock mode. When receiving a signal input from the signal receiving unit 46, the process executing unit 48 executes a process determined by the application program in accordance with the received signal.
- the drive control unit 49 controls the drive of the touch panel 25A. Specifically, whether to supply power to the touch panel 25A is switched.
- the drive control unit 49 switches to a state in which power is supplied to the touch panel 25A when the mobile terminal 1 changes from the basic form or the open form to the intermediate form while switching to a state in which no power is supplied to the touch panel 25A. Therefore, even when the input mode is the lock mode, when the mobile terminal 1 changes from the basic form or the open form to the intermediate form, power is supplied to the touch panel 25A, and thus the signal receiving unit 46 receives a signal from the touch panel 25A. be able to.
- the drive control unit 49 switches to a state in which power is not supplied to the touch panel 25A.
- the input mode is the lock mode, power is not supplied to the touch panel 25A, so that power consumption can be reduced.
- the touch panel 25A is described as a capacitive method, but an analog resistive film method, an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method, an infrared light shielding method, an electromagnetic induction method, or an image recognition method may be used. Note that when the resistive film type touch panel 25A is used, the power consumption is small, and it is not necessary to control the supply of power by the drive control unit 49.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of mode switching processing.
- the mode switching process is a process executed by the CPU 21 when the CPU 21 executes a mode switching program.
- the mode switching process is a process executed when the mobile terminal 1 is in the basic form or the open form. In other words, this process is executed when either the state of the closed switch 34 or the state of the closed switch 34 is ON.
- CPU 21 determines whether or not both close switch 34 and open switch 35 are turned off (step S01). In other words, it is determined whether the portable terminal 2 has changed from the basic form or the open form to the intermediate form. The standby state is maintained until both the closed switch 34 and the open switch 35 are turned off (NO in step S01). When both the closed switch 34 and the open switch 35 are turned off, the process proceeds to step S02.
- step S02 it is determined whether or not the input mode is set to the lock mode. If the input mode is set to the lock mode, the process proceeds to step S03; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S04.
- step S03 power is supplied to the touch panel 25A to drive the touch panel 25A.
- the input mode is the lock mode.
- the lock mode as described in step S07, power supply to the touch panel 25A is cut off, and driving is prohibited.
- the touch panel 25A does not output a signal even when part of the touch panel 25A is pressed from the outside.
- step S03 the touch panel 25A is driven, and the touch panel 25A is pressed from the outside so that a signal can be output. Note that when the resistive film method is used for the touch panel 25A and the driving thereof is not controlled, it is only necessary to continue the state in which the touch panel 25A can output a signal, and therefore, the processing of step S02 and step S03 is unnecessary.
- step S04 it is determined whether or not a signal is received from the touch panel 25A. If a signal is accepted from touch panel 25A, the process proceeds to step S05, and if not, the process proceeds to step S06.
- the touch panel 25A outputs a signal when a part thereof is pressed. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S05 when the user changes the form of the mobile terminal 1 from the basic form or the open form to the intermediate form while touching the touch panel 25A, and the process proceeds to step S07. This is when the user changes the form of the portable terminal 1 from the basic form or the open form to the intermediate form without touching the touch panel 25A.
- step S05 the input mode is switched to the unlock mode, and the process proceeds to step S08.
- the input mode is the unlock mode
- the signal received from the touch panel 25A is validated, so the application program executed by the CPU 21 executes processing according to the signal received from the touch panel 25A.
- step S06 the input mode is switched to the lock mode, and the process proceeds to step S07.
- the signal received from the touch panel 25A is invalidated.
- the signal output from the touch panel 25A is invalidated, and thus the mobile terminal 1 can be prevented from malfunctioning.
- the drive of the touch panel 25A is stopped by cutting off the power supply to the touch panel 25A.
- the signal output from the touch panel 25A is invalidated, so that the drive of the touch panel 25A can be stopped, thereby reducing power consumption.
- step S08 it is determined whether or not the closed switch 34 is ON. If the state of the closed switch 34 is ON, the process is terminated; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S09.
- step S09 it is determined whether or not the state of the open switch 35 is ON. If the state of the open switch 35 is ON, the process is terminated; otherwise, the process returns to step S09. That is, the process ends when the mobile terminal 1 changes from the intermediate form to the basic form or the open form.
- the input mode is switched to the unlock mode, and then the form of the portable terminal 1 is changed to the basic form.
- the input mode switched to the unlock mode is continued.
- the input mode is switched to the lock mode, and then the form of the portable terminal 1 is the basic form.
- the input mode switched to the lock mode is continued. For this reason, the input mode in the basic form or the open form of the portable terminal 1 can be switched by a simple operation that temporarily changes to the intermediate form.
- the above-described mobile terminal 1 switches the input mode by an operation of changing the form of the mobile terminal 1 from the basic form or the open form to the intermediate form while touching the touch panel 25A or without touching the touch panel 25A.
- the portable terminal 1 in the modification is configured to switch the input mode by changing the form of the portable terminal 1 from the intermediate form to the basic form or the open form while touching the touch panel 25A or without touching the touch panel 25A. It is.
- differences from the above-described portable terminal will be described.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the mode switching flow in the modification.
- the mode switching process in the modified example is a process executed when the mobile terminal 1 is in the basic form or the open form. In other words, this process is executed when either the state of the closed switch 34 or the state of the closed switch 34 is ON.
- step S11 to step S13 is the same as the processing from step S01 to step S03 shown in FIG. Therefore, the description will not be repeated here.
- step S14 it is determined whether a signal is received from the touch panel 25A. If a signal is accepted from touch panel 25A, the process proceeds to step S15; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S18.
- step S15 it is determined whether or not the closed switch 34 is ON. If the closed switch 34 is ON, the process proceeds to step S17; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S16.
- step S16 it is determined whether or not the state of the open switch 35 is ON. If the state of open switch 35 is ON, the process proceeds to step S17; otherwise, the process returns to step S14. That is, if the form of the portable terminal 1 changes from the intermediate form to the basic form or the open form, the process proceeds to step S17.
- step S17 the input mode is switched to the unlock mode, and the process ends.
- the process proceeds to step S17 when the user changes the form of the portable terminal 1 from the intermediate form to the basic form or the open form while touching the touch panel 25A. For this reason, the user can switch the input mode of the portable terminal 1 to the unlock mode with a simple operation of changing the form of the portable terminal 1 from the intermediate form to the basic form or the open form while touching the touch panel 25A.
- step S18 it is determined whether or not the state of the closed switch 34 is ON. If the closed switch 34 is ON, the process proceeds to step S20; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S19.
- step S19 it is determined whether or not the state of the open switch 35 is ON. If the state of open switch 35 is ON, the process proceeds to step S20; otherwise, the process returns to step S14. That is, if the form of the portable terminal 1 changes from the intermediate form to the basic form or the open form, the process proceeds to step S20.
- step S20 the input mode is switched to the lock mode, and the process proceeds to step S21.
- the signal received from the touch panel 25A is invalidated. For this reason, even if an object comes into contact with the touch panel 25A from the outside during transportation or the like, the signal output from the touch panel 25A is invalidated, and thus the mobile terminal 1 can be prevented from malfunctioning.
- step S20 when the user changes the form of the mobile terminal 1 from the intermediate form to the basic form or the open form without touching the touch panel 25A. For this reason, the user can switch the input mode of the portable terminal 1 to the lock mode by a simple operation of changing the portable terminal 1 from the intermediate form to the basic form or the open form without touching the touch panel 25A.
- step S21 by stopping the power supply to the touch panel 25A, the drive of the touch panel 25A is stopped and the process is ended.
- the input mode is switched to the lock mode, the signal output from the touch panel 25A is invalidated, so that the drive of the touch panel 25A can be stopped, thereby reducing power consumption.
- the mobile terminal 1 has an input mode in either the lock mode or the unlock mode based on the form of the mobile terminal 1 and the presence / absence of a signal output from the touch panel 25A.
- Switch An operation in which the user slides the first casing 40 with respect to the second casing 41 while touching the touch panel to change the form of the mobile terminal 1, or the first casing 40 is moved to the second casing without touching the touch panel.
- the input mode can be switched by performing any of the operations of sliding the mobile phone 41 to change the form of the mobile terminal 1.
- the form of the mobile terminal 1 is changed to the intermediate form by sliding the first casing 40 with respect to the second casing 41 while touching the touch panel 25A with a finger.
- the input mode can be switched to the unlock mode.
- an operation of changing the form of the mobile terminal 1 to the intermediate form by sliding the first housing 40 with respect to the second housing 41 without touching the touch panel. By doing so, the input mode can be switched to the lock mode.
- the form of the portable terminal 1 in the modification is changed to the basic form or the open form by sliding the first casing 40 with respect to the second casing 41 while touching the touch panel 25A with a finger.
- the input mode can be switched to the lock release mode by performing an operation of changing to.
- the form of the mobile terminal 1 is changed to the basic form or the open form by sliding the first casing 40 with respect to the second casing 41 without touching the touch panel. By performing the operation, the input mode can be switched to the lock mode.
- the first casing 40 is slid with respect to the second casing 41 to change the form of the portable terminal 1 to the intermediate form, thereby driving the touch panel.
- the touch panel drive is prohibited. For this reason, even when the capacitive touch panel 25A is used, the input mode can be switched and the power consumption can be reduced.
- the touch panel is not touched in the intermediate mode, it is locked in the basic mode or in the open mode.
- the mode before opening / closing is locked mode or unlocked. Regardless of the mode, the mode before opening and closing may be maintained. That is, if the touch panel is not touched, the mode is not changed by opening and closing. Accordingly, the user can open and close the touch panel only when he / she wants to use the touch panel to release the lock, and when the user does not want to use the touch panel, the user can open and close the touch panel without touching and can maintain the locked state. Therefore, the user's intention to operate the touch panel can be reflected, and an easy-to-understand user interface can be provided.
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上述した携帯端末1は、タッチパネル25Aに触れながら、またはタッチパネル25Aに触れることなく、携帯端末1の形態を基本形態または開形態から中間形態に変化させる操作で、入力モードを切り換えるようにした。変形例における携帯端末1は、タッチパネル25Aに触れながら、またはタッチパネル25Aに触れることなく、携帯端末1の形態を中間形態から基本形態または開形態に変化させる操作で、入力モードを切り換えるようにしたものである。以下、上述した携帯端末と異なる点を説明する。 <Modification>
The above-described mobile terminal 1 switches the input mode by an operation of changing the form of the
Claims (10)
- 第1筐体と、
前記第1筐体とスライド可能に連結された第2筐体と、
前記第1筐体または前記第2筐体に設けられたタッチパネルと、
前記第1筐体と前記第2筐体との相対的な位置に基づいて、複数の形態のいずれであるかを検出する形態検出手段と、
前記タッチパネルから出力される信号を受け付ける信号受付手段と、
入力モードが前記タッチパネルから出力される信号を無効にするロックモードである場合、前記形態検出手段により検出される形態により定まるタイミングにおいて、前記信号受付手段により信号が受け付けられると、前記タッチパネルから出力される信号を有効にするロック解除モードに前記入力モードを切り換えるモード切換手段と、を備えた携帯端末。 A first housing;
A second housing slidably coupled to the first housing;
A touch panel provided on the first casing or the second casing;
Form detecting means for detecting which one of a plurality of forms is based on the relative positions of the first casing and the second casing;
Signal receiving means for receiving a signal output from the touch panel;
When the input mode is a lock mode for invalidating the signal output from the touch panel, the signal is output from the touch panel when the signal is received by the signal receiving means at a timing determined by the form detected by the form detecting means. And a mode switching means for switching the input mode to the unlock mode for enabling the signal. - 前記第1筐体と前記第2筐体とは、第1の形態から相対的に移動して第2の形態に変化し、
前記形態検出手段により検出される形態により定まるタイミングは、前記形態検出手段により前記第1の形態と前記第2の形態のいずれでもない第3の形態が検出されているときである、請求項1に記載の携帯端末。 The first housing and the second housing move relatively from the first form and change to the second form,
The timing determined by the form detected by the form detection unit is when the third form which is neither the first form nor the second form is detected by the form detection unit. The portable terminal as described in. - 前記形態検出手段により検出される形態により定まるタイミングは、前記形態検出手段により前記第1の形態または前記第2の形態から前記第3の形態へ変化が検出された後である、請求項2に記載の携帯端末。 The timing determined by the form detected by the form detection means is after the change from the first form or the second form to the third form is detected by the form detection means. The portable terminal described.
- 前記形態検出手段により検出される形態により定まるタイミングは、前記形態検出手段により前記第3の形態から前記第1の形態または前記第2の形態への変化が検出される前である、請求項2に記載の携帯端末。 The timing determined by the form detected by the form detection unit is before the change from the third form to the first form or the second form is detected by the form detection unit. The portable terminal as described in.
- 前記タッチパネルの駆動を制御する駆動制御手段をさらに備え、
前記駆動制御手段は、前記タッチパネルを駆動していないときに、前記第1の形態または前記第2の形態から前記第3の形態への変化が検出されることに応じて、前記タッチパネルを駆動する、請求項1に記載の携帯端末。 Drive control means for controlling the drive of the touch panel,
The drive control means drives the touch panel in response to detection of a change from the first form or the second form to the third form when the touch panel is not driven. The mobile terminal according to claim 1. - 第1筐体と、
前記第1筐体とスライド可能に連結された第2筐体と、
前記第1筐体または前記第2筐体に設けられたタッチパネルと、
前記第1筐体と前記第2筐体との相対的な位置に基づいて、複数の形態のいずれであるかを検出する形態検出手段と、
前記タッチパネルから出力される信号を受け付ける信号受付手段と、
入力モードが前記タッチパネルから出力される信号を有効にするロック解除モードである場合、前記形態検出手段により検出される形態により定まるタイミングにおいて、前記信号受付手段により信号が受け付けられていなければ、前記タッチパネルから出力される信号を無効にするロックモードに前記入力モードを切り換えるモード切換手段と、を備えた携帯端末。 A first housing;
A second housing slidably coupled to the first housing;
A touch panel provided on the first casing or the second casing;
Form detecting means for detecting which one of a plurality of forms is based on the relative positions of the first casing and the second casing;
Signal receiving means for receiving a signal output from the touch panel;
When the input mode is a lock release mode that enables a signal output from the touch panel, if the signal is not received by the signal receiving means at a timing determined by the form detected by the form detecting means, the touch panel And a mode switching means for switching the input mode to a lock mode for invalidating a signal output from the portable terminal. - 前記第1筐体と前記第2筐体とは、第1の形態から相対的に移動して第2の形態に変化し、
前記形態検出手段により検出される形態により定まるタイミングは、前記形態検出手段により前記第1の形態と前記第2の形態のいずれでもない第3の形態が検出されているときである、請求項7に記載の携帯端末。 The first housing and the second housing move relatively from the first form and change to the second form,
The timing determined by the form detected by the form detection means is when the third form that is neither the first form nor the second form is detected by the form detection means. The portable terminal as described in. - 前記形態検出手段により検出される形態により定まるタイミングは、前記形態検出手段により前記第1の形態または前記第2の形態から前記第3の形態へ変化が検出された後である、請求項7に記載の携帯端末。 The timing determined by the form detected by the form detection means is after the change from the first form or the second form to the third form is detected by the form detection means. The portable terminal described.
- 前記形態検出手段により検出される形態により定まるタイミングは、前記形態検出手段により前記第3の形態から前記第1の形態または前記第2の形態への変化が検出される前である、請求項7に記載の携帯端末。 The timing determined by the form detected by the form detection means is before the change from the third form to the first form or the second form is detected by the form detection means. The portable terminal as described in.
- 前記タッチパネルの駆動を制御する駆動制御手段をさらに備え、
前記駆動制御手段は、前記タッチパネルを駆動していないときに、前記第1の形態または前記第2の形態から前記第3の形態への変化が検出されることに応じて、前記タッチパネルを駆動する、請求項6のいずれかに記載の携帯端末。 Drive control means for controlling the drive of the touch panel,
The drive control means drives the touch panel in response to detection of a change from the first form or the second form to the third form when the touch panel is not driven. The mobile terminal according to claim 6.
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